Browsing Faculty Research Publications (College of Earth, Ocean, and Atmospheric Sciences) by Subject "geologic sediments/chemistry/microbiology"

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Bacterial dominance in subseafloor sediments characterized by methane hydrates

Briggs, Brandon R.; Inagaki, Fumio; Morono, Yuki; Futagami, Taiki; Huguet, Carme; Rosell-Mele, Antoni; Lorenson, Thomas D.; Colwell, Frederick S. (Blackwell Publishing Ltd., 2012-07)

The degradation of organic carbon in subseafloor sediments on continental margins contributes to the largest reservoir of methane on Earth. Sediments in the Andaman Sea are composed of ~ 1% marine-derived organic carbon ...